If water had sent (thee) to Mana,

The wave brought (thee) to Tuonela, 220

(Thy) clothes would drip with water

Thy bosom would flow.

Speak the exact truth:

What brought thee to Mana?’

Hereupon the old Wäinämöinen 225

Lied again a time.

‘Fire brought me to Tuonela,

Flame sent me to Mana.’